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Yao casts spell on Magic as Rockets keep cruising

Yao Ming had 22 points and 13 rebounds to help the Houston Rockets beat the Orlando Magic 100-95 for their fifth straight win.

Sun., Nov. 23, 2008

Yao Ming had 22 points and 13 rebounds to help the Houston Rockets beat the Orlando Magic 100-95 for their fifth straight win.

Tracy McGrady and Rafter Alston added 17 apiece for Houston. The Rockets took control of the tight game in the middle of the fourth quarter and held on to snap Orlando's winning streak at five games.

• Yi Jianlian had a season-high 27 points, and Vince Carter added 26 to help the New Jersey Nets beat the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers 112-95.

• LeBron James scored 19 of his 24 points in the second half as the Cleveland Cavaliers rolled past the Atlanta Hawks 110-96 for their ninth win in 10 games.

• Dwyane Wade shook off flu-like symptoms to score 38 points, and the Miami Heat rallied from 15 points down to beat the Indiana Pacers 109-100.

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Shawn Marion had 18 points and nine rebounds, and Michael Beasley scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half for Miami.

• Chris Paul had a triple double to lead the New Orleans Hornets past the Oklahoma City Thunder 109-97 just hours after the Thunder fired coach P.J. Carlesimo. Paul wound up with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 16 assists.

• Shaquille O'Neal had 19 points and 17 rebounds to power the Phoenix Suns to a 102-92 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.

Amare Stoudemire added 17 points and Steve Nash had 16 on 6-for-7 shooting for the Suns.

O'Neal's performance included a head-first dive over the first two rows of seats trying to save a loose ball with 2:55 to play.

• Ramon Sessions scored 18 points and hit two clinching free throws with 13 seconds left to help the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Charlotte Bobcats 79-74 for their second straight victory.

• Quentin Richardson had 34 points and 12 rebounds in one of his best games since coming to New York, and the short-handed Knicks held on to beat the Washington Wizards 122-117.

• Mehmet Okur had 23 points to lead the Utah Jazz to a 103-94 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.

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